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In-Between Lucid Intervals

The Abyss

I wonder how one gets out of the abyss. I wonder how one finds light in the circumstantial sadness and chagrin. I wonder how one finds hope in between and among thoughts and musings. I wonder how one lies down and no matter what one does, closed eyes never mean a peaceful mind. I wonder …

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Why not, coconut?

Besides the coconut being like a giant nut according to a song, the coconut in common parlance is used by Filipinos to mean an empty and hallow brain. No matter what language or gay lingo you know of, this proves true, “Women are made of beauty and brains more than yes – coconuts!” Take for …

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You and I

A couple of times, I’ve wondered what is the meaning of life and why we often lose hope. Trigger warning, even headlines talk about losing the will to live. If there’s anything I can say to those who’s losing it, it’s that tomorrow is full of surprises. I mean, don’t you get excited just thinking …

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FOMO

How are you today?  I hope you took care of your mental health. Nothing is worth saving more than our health – especially our mental health. The effects of social media are truly tremendous from everyday life to our socially acceptable norms and even, as I’ve said, our mental health. Have you seen all that …

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Trauma and Safe Spaces

Trigger Warning: This article talks about Trauma and Mental Disorders. Should you need help, call 911 (for Baguio City) and the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center through the Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 09509916841 (Globe) for individuals in immediate crisis with cases of violence and self-harm. Also, for the National Center for Mental Health Crisis Hotline, …

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Mayhem

Trigger Warning: This article talks about Schizophrenia, Trauma and Mental Disorders. Should you be triggered because of internal and external circumstances, call 911 (for Baguio City) and the Baguio General Hospital Medical Center through the Mental Health Crisis Hotline: 09509916841 (Globe) for individuals in immediate crisis with cases of violence and self-harm. Also, for the National …

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You are Beautiful!

As I sit upon a beauty salon, I remember how often we are set into standards of beauty and even gender. The real beauty for women is set to standards of being princesses like Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and not Fiona the Shrek. The whiter skin, the more beautiful! But what if you’re more of …

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Our Stories and Journeys

It’s okay not to be okay as one Kdrama title goes. It’s one title that’s very truthful. No wonder Filipinos are hooked with Kdramas. Add up, “When Life Gives You Tangerines” then we’re in for a treat binge-watching! A lot of times we find ourselves at crossroads and challenges. Life was never an easy one, …

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That thing called empathy

April is up and so is April fools day. I hope nobody made a joke on mental health. Why? It is because mental health was never a joke! I used to hear people joking saying sorry because they weren’t able to take their medicine pills. But wait until it happens to you, you’ll surely know …

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Fake PWD ID cards

There’s a buzz for LGUs, or even nationals, debating on the issue of fake PWD IDs. But as Sir Sam Aquino of PDAO Baguio says, “Why are you saying that only PWD IDs are being faked? There are senior citizens’ IDs, driver’s licenses and other IDs that get faked. So why look only at Fake …

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